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Tech Tips and Other Musings #4

Open-source skills let you extend the capabilities of your AI tool of choice.
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Tech Tips and Other Musings #4
Image Source: Google Gemini/Nano Banana via Claude Code
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Today's newsletter is the fourth in my new series. I'm also taking a two-month blogging hiatus after this one drops. I'll be back in January 2027.

Auditing Your AI Skills for Vulnerabilities

Power AI users rely heavily on skills. If you fall into that group, then Nvidia's SkillSpector is worth running.

Designing Diagrams With AI

I wanted to learn how to spruce up website graphics. I took the following Venn diagram I created in Canva from this post:

Old Static Canva Diagram

I installed this skill in Claude Code. It helped me generate this animated one.

SMEs and citizen developers overlap A Venn diagram. Two circles, subject matter experts on the left and citizen developers on the right, slide together from opposite sides until they overlap. The shared region is labeled Overlap. SMEs Citizen Developers Overlap

Hosting Third-Party Data in Notion

Workers are incredibly powerful. Say that you'd like to view Salesforce, Google Drive, or other systems in Notion. (Yes, you can also send Notion data to those systems.) If this functionality sounds useful, but you lack the time or knowledge to set it up, we should chat.

Importing Slack Data Into Notion

Many organizations opt to stay on Slack's Free plan. As a result, they can only access 90 days worth of data. If you'd like to change that, I built a gratis tool and published it on GitHub.

Adding Audio Effects to Your Regular Keyboard

Plenty of paid apps let you simulate the sounds of a mechanical keyboard. Thock is free and ships with some nice effects. (Pro tip: Keep the volume low if you're working in an office.)

Best Sticky Note App. Ever.

You're welcome.

Explaining Notion's New AI Pricing
A quick visual to make sense of the three buckets of credits.

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